Kharkiv: Capital of Alternative Photography
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Kharkiv: Capital of Alternative Photography

In 1960s Soviet Ukraine, the population lives under KGB surveillance and Soviet propaganda. But a small group of young photographers in the second city of Kharkiv want artistic freedom and risk Soviet censors to create a new photographic language.

3. Turmoil of Independence 1991-2000

0.0Oct 19, 2024 · 11 min

As the USSR collapses and Ukraine gains independence there is hope and confusion as the old world melts away. In the economic crisis of the 1990s life is hard for artists and photographers in Kharkiv.